CVE-2023-5536 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

Published: 2023-12-12

Score: 5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Canonical

Ubuntu Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	unaffected	< 24.04

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Remove users from lxd group and configure multi-user LXD mode. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57848	A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2023-12-12T01:51:08.849Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.785Z

Reserved: 2023-10-11T21:19:39.035Z

Link: CVE-2023-5536

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-12T02:15:09.003

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:41:57.660

Link: CVE-2023-5536

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-276

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